🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

approche directe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: apʁɔʃ diʁɛkt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Direct approach/dəˈrɛkt əˈproʊtʃ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est préférable d'adopter une approche directe dans cette situation."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A method or course of action that is straightforward, plain, and without intermediaries or unnecessary complications.

    "Taking a direct approach often yields the fastest resolution to customer complaints."
  2. 2

    A frank and honest manner of addressing someone or handling a sensitive topic.

    "Her direct approach during the negotiation cleared up any misunderstandings immediately."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'direct', originating from the Latin 'directus' (straight, aligned), and 'approach', derived from the Old French 'aprochier' (to draw near). Formed as a compound noun phrase in modern professional and communicative contexts to denote a straightforward, unmediated method of tackling a task or problem.

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